Posted Tue Oct 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM PDT by Tom Landy
Two classic 1976 Oscar-winning dramas will be getting the high-definition treatment in mid-February!
Warner Brothers has slated Sidney Lumet's Network' and Alan J. Pakula's 'All The President's Men' for Blu-ray on February 15.
'Network' received nine Academy Award nominations and won four (including the first posthumous award in an acting category for Peter Finch), while 'All The President's Men' was nominated for eight Oscars and won four including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jason Robards) and Best Adapted Screenplay (William Goldman).
Specs and suggested list price have yet to be revealed, but 'Network' will include: The Making of Network 6-Part Documentary: Tune in to How a Movie Landmark Caught Media Lightning, with Sidebars on Paddy Chayefsky, Getting Mad As Hell and Walter Cronkite’s Reflections; The story Vintage Paddy Chayefsky Interview Excerpt from Dinah!, Hosted by Dinah Shore; Commentary by Director Sidney Lumet; and Private Screenings with Sidney Lumet: Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne Interviews the Director. 'All The President's Men' will be a digibook and will include the following: Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of All the President’s Men; Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire; Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat; Commentary by Robert Redford; Vintage Featurette Pressure and the Press: The Making of All the President’s Men; Vintage Jason Robards Interview Excerpt from Dinah!; and Alan J. Pakula Thrillers Trailer Gallery.
You can find the latest specs for 'Network' and 'All The President's Men' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under February 15.
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